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Sea-level rise for the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington : past, present, and future / Committee on Sea Livel Rise in California, Oregon, and Washington, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources and Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Sea Level Rise in California, Oregon, and Washington. (Author). National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Earth Sciences and Resources. (Added Author). National Research Council (U.S.). Ocean Studies Board. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Tide gages show that global sea level has risen about 7 inches during the 20th century, and recent satellite data show that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating. As Earth warms, sea levels are rising mainly because ocean water expands as it warms; and water from melting glaciers and ice sheets is flowing into the ocean. Sea-level rise poses enormous risks to the valuable infrastructure, development, and wetlands that line much of the 1,600 mile shoreline of California, Oregon, and Washington. As those states seek to incorporate projections of sea-level rise into coastal planning, they asked the National Research Council to make independent projections of sea-level rise along their coasts for the years 2030, 2050, and 2100, taking into account regional factors that affect sea level."--Publisher's description.

Record details

ISBN: 9780309255943
ISBN: 0309255945
Physical Description: xiv, 201 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Measured global sea-level rise -- Contributions to global sea-level rise -- Sea-level variability and change off the California, Oregon, and Washington coasts -- Projections of sea-level change -- Responses of the natural shoreline to sea-level rise -- Appendixes.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available online.